The video continued.
Navia sobbed, "I've known them for so long... I know they wouldn't be afraid of things like this, but, but..."
"Even with Father, at least we could still find his body and hold a proper funeral. But that damned Primordial Sea Water wouldn't even let me see them one last time. It's just so..."
As Navia spoke, the entire picture turned gray.
Navia, Melus, and Silver appeared on screen once more.
Melus's steady voice rang out. "The air after the rain is so clean and refreshing, even in a cemetery. Pardon me for saying something disrespectful in front of Master Callas, but I could use a glass of red wine!"
Silver said, "The master certainly wouldn't blame you. The scenery here is quite nice. Looking at it every day must put him in a much better mood!"
Navia said, "Of course. Whenever I come to pay my respects to Father, I especially feel like having something to eat. I think Father would be very happy if he knew. After all, he probably wouldn't want us visiting him with long faces all the time!"
Melus said, "Exactly. The master certainly wouldn't blame you, Miss. Everyone dies. Sooner or later, we all end up underground!"
Silver said, "From the sound of it, are you planning to invest early?"
Melus said, "Hahaha, what are you thinking? I was just thinking that when I die, I'd still like to be buried beside the master."
Navia said, "Oh, don't say such gloomy things. If you keep this up, I definitely won't agree!"
Melus said, "Miss, I'm not joking. That way, even after I die, I can stay beside the master and keep him company. The scenery may be lovely here, but being alone is still a little lonely. Let me keep the master company and chat with him!"
Silver said, "That makes sense. Then I'll take the other side!"
Melus said, "Not counting the young lady, we must have been the master's most capable men!"
Silver said, "We should have more confidence. We definitely were!"
Navia laughed. "What's gotten into you two? Is it the atmosphere here? Suddenly saying all these things... It's making me feel rather awful!"
"But as your boss, I'll reluctantly agree!"
[Lisa: Things were going along just fine, and then they suddenly threw in a flashback. Now I'm even sadder.]
[Xingqiu: Year after year, the flowers look the same, but year after year, the people change! The world remains, but the people are gone. The people are gone!]
[Hu Tao: I'm so moved, so moved. Although their bodies haven't been found yet, I'll have the finest coffins in the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor made for them.]
[Silver: While I'm very grateful for your kindness, Miss Hu Tao, we're not dead yet. Suddenly having coffins made for us does seem a little strange...]
[Klee: Klee misses her mom too. Waaaah!]
[Paimon: That flashback hit like Infinity Edge plus Last Whisper. It broke through my defenses and landed a critical hit!]
[Sucrose: Infinity Edge, Last Whisper? What are those things?]
[Paimon: No idea. They just suddenly popped into my head!]
[Lumine: Paimon, stop saying weird things all the time!]
Watching Navia grieve over losing two people important to her, Lumine became even more determined to find her brother and set off from the Statue of the Seven toward the City of Mondstadt.
In the Whispering Woods.
Venti carefully removed the impurities from Dvalin's body. This time, because the Traveler was watching the video, she hadn't interrupted Venti's spellcasting as she had before.
Venti gently stroked Dvalin's neck again and said softly, "Go, Dvalin. Fly freely!"
Su Chen still had no idea that a video he had casually scrolled to had brought enormous changes to all of Teyvat. Like a butterfly flapping its wings over the sea, a tremendous storm was brewing beneath the seemingly calm surface.
The flashback ended, and color returned to the picture.
Navia had stopped crying, but her voice still sounded a little downcast. "I'm so useless. We made that promise back then, but now I can't even find their remains!"
As she spoke, she sighed again.
Navia wiped the tear tracks from her face. "I'm really sorry for unloading all these negative feelings on you. I never used to cry. You have to believe me!"
Paimon said, "I don't know what to say right now either, but if you need anything, we'll definitely help you. Right, Traveler?"
Lumine nodded.
Navia said, "Before this, I always thought that as long as I wanted to, I could succeed at anything. Only now, through those memories just now, have I realized there are so many things I can't do alone!"
"Melus and Silver were an enormous help to me, without a doubt, yet I can't even fulfill one little wish of theirs! I feel so useless!"
Paimon shook her head. "No, Navia, you've already done wonderfully. If it were me, I definitely couldn't do what you've done!"
Lumine said, "If you're still feeling upset, stay a little longer and talk to your father. We're here!"
Navia said, "Thank you. After having a good cry, I feel much better. Yes... much better now!"
"Oh, right. You're here to find out about the damage here, aren't you? Here, take this list of victims!"
As she spoke, Navia took out a sheet of paper and handed it over.
Paimon took it and looked it over, quietly reading the names on it. "Giovanni, Francine, Desiree, Rianville... Ioleni, Esson, and Silver and Melus!"
"Things seem a little better than expected, but still..."
Navia nodded. "It's all right. I can already guess what you want to say. This was already a very good outcome. It's just that, in exchange, we lost Melus and Silver!"
"Judging by this list, it's still..."
Paimon said, "No, we saved people, but that wasn't an obligation Melus and Silver had to shoulder. This wasn't an exchange. It was proof that they became heroes!"
Lumine said, "That's right. They're heroes!"
[Ningguang: Well said. They're heroes!]
[Xingqiu: Yes, Paimon put that so well. I have to write that down!]
[Melus: To think that at my age, I could still become a hero in the future. It was worth it!]
[Silver: Yes, Miss, you shouldn't be sad. You should be happy. To die a hero is our honor!]
[Beidou: That's right. Dying a hero is an honor for us pirates too!]
[Kaedehara Kazuha: My friend, did you feel the same way when you challenged the Raiden Shogun?]
[Neuvillette: Indeed. Judging by their actions in the video, Silver and Melus were both worthy of being called heroes!]
[Charlotte: If this news could be reported, it would definitely cause a sensation. Of course, I hope this never happens in the future!]
[Arataki Itto: This Primordial Sea Water stuff is so annoying. Anyway, I'm not from Fontaine, so touching it should be fine. I really want to drink it all up.]
[Kuki Shinobu: Boss, honestly...]
[Alhaitham: What substances exactly are in the Primordial Sea?]
[Silver and Melus: With everyone's recognition, we'd be willing to die even right now!]
[Navia: Don't say that! Now that I know, I'll definitely protect you, along with the people on that list just now, Miss Ioleni and Mr. Esson.]
[Yelan: But even now, we still don't know what exactly the guilty in Masquerade of the Guilty refers to, do we?]
[Klee: Klee thinks the guilty one must be that nasty Primordial Sea Water.]
[Arataki Itto: That's what I think too.]
[Yoimiya: Let's keep watching!]